Duquesne University’s Homecoming is pairing up with the 59th annual Carnival celebration this weekend. Read more »
Archive for September 2009
Duquesne Acquires Forbes Avenue Property
Sep. 24, 2009
Duquesne University has purchased a Forbes Avenue property located between two existing campus buildings. The acquisition of address 705-709 Forbes results in the University owning all of the property on the avenue between Boyd Street and Magee Street, providing for a contiguous campus leading into Uptown. Read more »
Author/Activist to Address Racism in the Age of Obama
Sep. 22, 2009
Tim Wise, a renowned anti-racist writer and activist, will present Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama as part of the Critical Race Theory Speaker Series at Duquesne University. Read more »
Rachel Carson Legacy Conference Focuses on Chemical Risks
Sep. 22, 2009
Duquesne University Professor Involved in Planning Third Annual Event
What: Dr. Stanley J. Kabala, associate director of Duquesne University’s Center for Environmental Research and Education (CERE), is among the planners and organizers of the third annual Rachel Carson Legacy Conference. Read more »
Duquesne University’s Financial, Academic Accomplishments Highlighted
Sep. 18, 2009
University Marks 20th Consecutive Year of Operating with Budget Surplus
Duquesne University’s 20th consecutive year of operation with a budget surplus, as well as other financial and academic accomplishments, were highlighted by President Charles J. Dougherty in his annual convocation address on Sept. 18. Read more »
October Business Events Hosted by Duquesne University
Sep. 17, 2009
Thursday, Oct. 1
Breaking Into the Trade Game: Mexico and Canada—Learn about NAFTA and Distributors
Part two of a six-session series, attendees will learn about the North American Free Trade Agreement, how to take advantage of the agreement, how to identify methods of export as well as how to market products. Sponsored by the Duquesne University Small Business Development Center.
9 a.m. to noon, Cranberry Area Chamber of Commerce, 2525 Rochester Road, Suite 200, Cranberry Township. Cost: $65
Call 412.396.6233 or visit www.sbdc.duq.edu to register and for more information. Read more »
FDA, International Drug Compliance Regulators Receive Training at DU
Sep. 17, 2009
Thirty-eight delegates are receiving hands-on training at Duquesne University’s Mylan School of Pharmacy this week. The participants include U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliance officers, international regulators and control systems engineers serving the pharmaceutical industry. Read more »
October Concerts Hosted by Duquesne’s Mary Pappert School of Music
Sep. 17, 2009
For the most up-to-date performance and recital information, call the Mary Pappert School of Music at 412.396.6083 or email bromleyc@duq.edu. Read more »
Duquesne President to Present Convocation Address
Sep. 17, 2009
Duquesne President Charles J. Dougherty will deliver his annual State of the University address at the University’s annual Convocation. Read more »
Penn Hills Resident Receives Multiple Honors
Sep. 15, 2009
Tyra Good, the community partnerships coordinator for Duquesne University’s Office of Service Learning, recently received three prestigious honors. Read more »
Jewish National Fund Recognizes Dougherty with Tree of Life Award
Sep. 14, 2009
Duquesne University President Charles J. Dougherty, who took the lead in bringing to Duquesne and the Pittsburgh Jewish community the moving exhibit, A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People, will receive the prestigious Tree of Life Award for the Western Pennsylvania region from the Jewish National Fund (JNF) on Thursday, Sept. 17. Read more »
The Musical Hand: Exploring Upper Limb Health for Musicians
Sep. 11, 2009
Music generally has been heralded as invigorating and emotional experiences for the listeners as well as players. But for the musician, artistic expression also can extract a health toll. The rigors of playing music will lead more than 60 percent of all musicians to experience upper limb injuries, according to James Houlik, professor in the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University—giving musicians a commonality with office workers, checkout clerks and the 15 million people who repeat small hand movements that can cause Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). Read more »
New Distinguished Professorship Will Focus on Urban Issues, Educational Partnerships
Sep. 9, 2009
Dr. Arnetha F. Ball has been named the inaugural Barbara A. Sizemore Distinguished Professor in Urban Education at Duquesne University, effective Aug. 24. Read more »
Does Forensic Science Need Fixing?
Sep. 9, 2009
Experts Address Congress-Sanctioned Recommendations to Improve the Field
Under the Science, State, Justice, Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2006, Congress authorized the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a study assessing, among other things, the needs of forensic science and to make recommendations. Experts and scholars are gathering at Duquesne University this Friday, Sept. 11, to address Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States, the recently published report and recommendations by the NAS. Read more »
Duquesne’s MBA in Sustainability More than Doubles Enrollment
Sep. 8, 2009
In merely three years since its launch, enrollment has more than doubled in the Master’s of Business Administration-Sustainability (SMBA) program at Duquesne University. Read more »
Duquesne, Chinese University to Sign Agreement on Forensics
Sep. 3, 2009
Duquesne University and China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) will formally sign an agreement that will focus on a collaboration between CUPL’s Institute of Evidence Law and Forensic Science and Duquesne’s Institute of Forensic Science and Law. Read more »
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